Too good to be true? New $419.99 laptop with discrete/dedicated gt 640m le & SSD
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cyon04
January 21, 2014 9:44:34 PM
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=29116806
http://www.datavis.com/acer/Acer-14-Ci32375M-4G-500GB-Linux-Notebooks.html
Is it just me, or does something not seem quite right? I am seriously thinking about buying this thing but I'm suspicious.
http://www.datavis.com/acer/Acer-14-Ci32375M-4G-500GB-Linux-Notebooks.html
Is it just me, or does something not seem quite right? I am seriously thinking about buying this thing but I'm suspicious.
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Alec Mowat
January 21, 2014 9:52:50 PM
cyon04
January 21, 2014 10:39:26 PM
Well would the processor be so slow as to bottleneck the GPU? I understand that a gt 640m LE is eneugh to run Diablo III and other games on decent settings. Right now I am running WOW on low settings, low resolution, 2.75 GB RAM on Windows XP, a SSD, a AMD Sempron SI-42 2.1 GHz and Geforce 8200M G with simi-decent preformance if it wasn't for overheating. Got any links to something worth around the same price?
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You'd be better off with one of these: http://www.dealzon.com/deals/dell-inspiron-15-laptop#de...
http://www.dealzon.com/deals/hp-pavilion-17#hp-pavilion...
http://www.dealzon.com/deals/hp-pavilion-17#hp-pavilion...
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cyon04
January 21, 2014 10:47:31 PM
I can't seem to find the specs regarding
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cyon04
January 21, 2014 11:05:44 PM
Alec Mowat
January 22, 2014 9:26:13 AM
cyon04 said:
Well would the processor be so slow as to bottleneck the GPU? I understand that a gt 640m LE is eneugh to run Diablo III and other games on decent settings. Right now I am running WOW on low settings, low resolution, 2.75 GB RAM on Windows XP, a SSD, a AMD Sempron SI-42 2.1 GHz and Geforce 8200M G with simi-decent preformance if it wasn't for overheating. Got any links to something worth around the same price?The AMD processor is 2.1, this I3 is 1.5. It's a downgrade in performance.
CPU will be a major bottleneck.
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cyon04
January 22, 2014 9:09:22 PM
Alec Mowat said:
cyon04 said:
Well would the processor be so slow as to bottleneck the GPU? I understand that a gt 640m LE is eneugh to run Diablo III and other games on decent settings. Right now I am running WOW on low settings, low resolution, 2.75 GB RAM on Windows XP, a SSD, a AMD Sempron SI-42 2.1 GHz and Geforce 8200M G with simi-decent preformance if it wasn't for overheating. Got any links to something worth around the same price?The AMD processor is 2.1, this I3 is 1.5. It's a downgrade in performance.
CPU will be a major bottleneck.
Dom_79 said:
Yes the GPU will perform at 100%, no bottle-necking at all in any way by that CPU . Technically, if it were possible, you would need a GPU only available to PCs to bottle-neck that CPU.This is a reply from my other question at http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1991740/640m-bottlenecked-2375m.html
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cyon04
January 22, 2014 9:10:01 PM
Alec Mowat
January 22, 2014 9:13:55 PM
cyon04
January 22, 2014 9:24:56 PM
Alec Mowat
January 22, 2014 9:31:39 PM
cyon04 said:
To me, the GPU is much more important than the CPU. Just so long as the CPU won't be holding the GPU back. Which I now hear is technically impossible.Not all games are GPU dependent. The CPU isn't fast enough for the GPU to even be an issue.
A 1.5 Ghz processor does not meet the system requirements for Minecraft. The only advantage is that there are two cores.
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=1235&ga...
If you want to play a real game, it's a complete waste of money. If you want to play old games, like Unreal Tournament 2004 or Half-Life 2, you should get 30-60 FPS no problem.
If you want to play Skyrim, not going to happen.
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cyon04
January 22, 2014 11:12:07 PM
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